๐จ UK Police Arrest a Man For Saying โYouโre Chatting Sh*tโ Despite High Court Ruling That Swearing Is Protected Speech
A man is calmly explaining to a police officer that swearing in public isnโt automatically illegal.
He correctly references the High Court ruling (Lord Justice Bean) that everyday swearing is part of normal expressive language and protected under free speech, unless itโs genuinely threatening or abusive under the Public Order Act.
Instead of listening, the officer warns him, gets defensive, and then arrests him for a public order offence simply for saying โyouโre chatting sh*t.โ
Classic example of police abusing their powers and ignoring established case law just because they donโt like being challenged. This is why trust in policing keeps dropping.